ISABEY, Eugène
(b. 1803, Paris, d. 1886, Montévrain)

Louis XIV Entering Paris

1830
Oil on canvas, 33 x 41 cm
Private collection

This historical scene shows the young Louis XIV arriving at one of the gates into Paris, greeted by a Bishop with a ceremonial basin of water and an excited crowd gazing at the splendidly dressed King and courtiers.